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gptkbp:instanceOf
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political scandal
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gptkbp:award
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₹64 crore
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gptkbp:category
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Corruption in India
1980s in India
Political scandals in India
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:India
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gptkbp:date
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1987
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gptkbp:dealSigned
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March 1986
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gptkbp:describes
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A major corruption scandal involving allegations of bribery in the procurement of 155mm field howitzers for the Indian Army from Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors AB.
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gptkbp:effect
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gptkb:military
loss of Congress party in 1989 general elections
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bofors scandal in India
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gptkbp:investigatedBy
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gptkb:Central_Bureau_of_Investigation
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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gptkb:Bofors_AB
gptkb:Martin_Ardbo
gptkb:Ottavio_Quattrocchi
gptkb:Win_Chadha
gptkb:Rajiv_Gandhi
gptkb:AB_Bofors
gptkb:S.K._Bhatnagar
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gptkbp:mediaExposureBy
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gptkb:Chitra_Subramaniam
gptkb:N._Ram
gptkb:The_Hindu
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Swedish_Radio
Indian Army
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gptkbp:result
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Ottavio Quattrocchi acquitted
Rajiv Gandhi exonerated posthumously
no convictions in India
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gptkbp:scandalRevealedBy
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gptkb:Swedish_Radio
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gptkbp:scandalRevealedDate
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April 1987
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gptkbp:subject
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corruption
bribery
defense procurement
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gptkbp:valuation
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US$1.4 billion
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gptkbp:weapon
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gptkb:FH-77B_155mm_howitzer
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bofors_155mm_howitzer
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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